General defences are a set of ‘excuses’ that you can undertake to escape liability. In order to escape liability in the case where the plaintiff brings an action against the defendant for a particular tort providing the existence of all the essentials of that tort, the defendant would be liable for the same. It mentions…
View detailsINTRODUCTION: When a lawsuit is brought against a defendant for the commission of a tort and all of the components of that wrong are present, the defendant is deemed accountable. Even in such circumstances, the defendant can avoid culpability by pleading with one of the tort law defences. Some defences are more specific to certain…
View detailsAQUISCENCE According to the Oxford Dictionary acquiescence means “the reluctant acceptance of something without protest”. When it comes to international laws some acts by the states like inactions, silence, non-responses, or omissions results to some kind of legal effects as well. Like when we investigate the Vienna convention of law of treaties, when a party…
View detailsINTRODUCTION Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a procedure for determining the likely environmental effects of a proposed project or development, taking into account both positive and negative socioeconomic, cultural, and human-health effects. It is essentially a preliminary assessment of a strategy, stratagem, programme, or real project’s environmental impact before deciding whether or not to proceed…
View detailsIntroduction Arbitration is the dispute settlement process between two agreeable parties to appoint an arbitrator to give a binding solution on the dispute. It is a way to settle disputes outside the courts thereby saving time and resources at the same time.Arbitration is a legal mechanism encouraging settlement of disputes between two or more parties…
View detailsIntroduction What is Money Laundering? Money laundering is the illegal process of making large amounts of money generated by a criminal activity, such as drug trafficking or terrorist funding, appear to have come from a legitimate source. The money from the criminal activity is considered dirty, and the process “launders” it to make it look…
View detailsMost business litigation deals with civil law—that is, one party bringing a lawsuit against another party (a plaintiff bringing a suit against a defendant). A “party” in these cases can be an individual, a business, or an organization. Civil law has mostly to do with the failure of one party to do something or avoid doing something…
View detailsIntroduction: The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act (MRTP) 1969 is repealed with the enactment of the competition Act, 2002. On the dissolution of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices commission, the person appointed as a chairman of MRTP commission and every other member appointed and Direct General of MRTP commission, other employees including Additional,…
View detailsArtificial Intelligence is a technology that is changing our everyday life. It includes wide ranging equipment that enables people to rethink how information is integrated, data is analysed, and how the resulting insights are used to improve decision making. It is unlike machines that can only produce mechanical and predetermined responses. With major improvements they…
View detailsThe protection of life and property is axiomatic in every civilized society and because it is impossible for the State to do so on every occasion – as law enforcement officers cannot be omnipresent, the individual is given the right of private defence. The right of private defence legally accords to the individuals the right…
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